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Sequoia Releases a Useful Workgroup Report on Information and Pandemic Response
The Sequoia Project released its Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup’s Pandemic Response Insights and Recommendations. The report has a strong public health focus and it provides succinct recommendations for pandemic preparedness.
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Cures Act EHR Reporting Program Draft Measures: What this Means for Public Health
As part of the ONC Health IT Certification Program, Congress mandated the establishment of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program to help determine the effectiveness of the program.
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ONC Releases Several New Specifications in 2022
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) started off the new year by releasing several new specifications supporting health information interoperability.
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HLN updates COVID-19 vaccine rules support in its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster
On February 1, 2022, HLN released a new version (v1.34.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
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ONC Finally Releases TEFCA: What it Might Mean to Public Health
On January 18, 2022 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finally released version 1 of the Trusted Exchange Framework, Common Agreement and the QHIN (Qualified Health Information Network) Technical Framework (QTF). These documents represent the latest attempt at initiating a national health information exchange in the United States.
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HLN updates COVID-19 vaccine support in its Award Winning ICE Open Source Immunization Forecaster
On December 22, 2021, HLN released a new version (v1.33.1) of the Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) in support of updates to the COVID-19 vaccine. ICE is a state-of-the-art open source software system that provides clinical decision support for immunizations for use in Immunization Information Systems (IIS), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems.
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